The 117th Boston Marathon Run Today
Monday, April 15th, 2013 -- 1:43 PM
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia took the title in the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 22 seconds.It was just his second race at the 26.2-mile distance and Desisa finished 5 seconds ahead of Kenya's Micah Kogo to earn $150,000 and the traditional olive wreath. Gebregziabher Gebremariam of Ethiopia was another second behind him, in third place, with American Jason Hartmann matching his 2012 finish by coming in fourth.
Rita Jeptoo won the women's race for her second Boston victory. Jeptoo, who also won in 2006, finished in 2:26:25 for her first win in a major race since taking two years off after having a baby.
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